Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
Yes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training
The right to keep and bear arms is as fundamental to the United States of America as the freedom of speech we utilize to discuss it. You cannot have one without the other; that is where the conversation starts from. We take the wrong approach to changing the impact guns have on the lives of Americans. Rather than hiding them away, as we did with drugs, prostitution and human trafficking, and mental health, we must push them into the light.
1. Gun familiarity, (safety and respect) should be taught in the schools.
2. The federal government should establish publicly accessible mental health database, like they do with sexual offenders (or link existing state databases), enabling private gun sales to be done responsibly.
3. Increase accountability/reporting of guns confiscated by police.
4. Minimize "gun free zones" and require those remaining to be protected by armed security.
5. And yes, irresponsible gun care should be liable for misdemeanor charges.
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